- Mike Bryant | June 30, 2010 9:11 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsAs with the overall numbers, it was great to see less motorcycle deaths on Minnesota highways in 2009. The number of riders and bikes continue to increase with record highs of licensed riders...
- Mike Bryant | June 29, 2010 9:43 AM |
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Wrongful DeathAs I wrote about yesterday, Minnesota highway deaths were historically low in 2009. This is great news. But, drunk driving still plays way too much of a role in the deaths that did take place. Last...
- Mike Bryant | June 28, 2010 9:31 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThere was excellent news with the final data from the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety report showing that highway deaths were fewer across the state in 2009. The drop was 421 traffic fatalities...
- Mike Bryant | June 27, 2010 9:08 AM |
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Wrongful Death- Great list of Boating 101 advice from my good friend Iowa lawyer Steve Lombardi.
- Want to keep your child safe bike riding, this summer spend some time with this list from the Elk River Star...
- Mike Bryant | June 26, 2010 9:10 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesHow many copies do you produce each day? While I don't personally do that many these days, I still produce 1000's of copies regularly. Add the whole office together and there is a lot of things...
- Mike Bryant | June 25, 2010 9:13 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesIt really is amazing what goes on with insurance coverages out there in the real world. Clearly, less regulation equals more policies that collect premiums and never plan to pay. The level of Deny,...
- Mike Bryant | June 24, 2010 7:29 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThis week at the American Constitution Society national convention, Senator Franken gave quite the speech about the direction of the present court. The whole speech is worth watching or...
- Mike Bryant | June 24, 2010 9:07 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe Minnesota Department of Commerce 2009 fraud report was interesting. It starts with the statement that :
Every year, insurance fraud costs each Minnesota family up to $900.
I would...
- Mike Bryant | June 23, 2010 9:04 AM |
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Spinal Cord InjuriesOver the last couple of years, we have been seeing more clients who have been turning to Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy for relief. We have been learning more about it with each client. But, it does...
- Mike Bryant | June 23, 2010 12:06 AM |
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Wrongful DeathAs a follow up to a tragic story which I have written about a couple of times now:
Drinking And Driving A Hummer: Deadly Combination; Mike Bryant | August 21, 2009 12:05 AM
True Stories Of Drunk...
- Mike Bryant | June 22, 2010 9:56 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsRecently, I was interested to hear from a fellow blogger that the way a person found him on the internet was to google cut throat lawyer. He apparently had written something that used the words to...
- Mike Bryant | June 21, 2010 11:18 PM |
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Wrongful DeathWhile the whole state saw a reduction in highway deaths, there was a better drop in the highway deaths in Mower county. Mower County went from four deaths in 2008 to two in 2009.
The two people...
- Mike Bryant | June 21, 2010 2:11 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsAs of Sunday afternoon three motorcyclists have lost their lives this weekend on Minnesota highway:
- Friday afternoon a 23 year old from Detroit Lakes is alleged to have been fleeing police in...
- Mike Bryant | June 20, 2010 4:13 PM |
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Wrongful DeathAt times, we represent clients who are fathers and we see how much their injuries can change their lives. I was moved by the client that couldn't fish or go camping with his children, after he had...
- Mike Bryant | June 20, 2010 9:24 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsInternationally, roundabouts are a common road configuration. As time has passed, they have increasingly become an option in the United States as an attempt to slow traffic and utilize limited road...
- Mike Bryant | June 19, 2010 9:17 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesI saw this BP designation yesterday in a comment to a Minneapolis Tribune blog. That is the question right now. Who does she...
- Mike Bryant | June 19, 2010 9:00 AM |
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Wrongful DeathJoe Crumley, a partner at our firm, wrote about the 2009 spike in pedestrian deaths with :
Crosswalk Mayhem - 2009 Pedestrian Deaths Spike, Joe Crumley | October 01, 2009 8:09 PM
Unfortunately,...
- Mike Bryant | June 18, 2010 9:28 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI was going through a number of items that I had marked to write about and decided maybe try another type of post today.
- There has been a lot of talk here at the Injuredboard about the Tylenol...
- Mike Bryant | June 18, 2010 5:12 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe middle of June, Campbell Soup did a nationwide recall of 15,000,000 pounds of SpaghettiOs with Meatballs . The canned products was recalled due to possible under-processing,. The mislabeled...
- Mike Bryant | June 17, 2010 5:25 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe GOP is doing everything it can to cover this up, but the public should be outraged. I wonder what his PAC report says for contributors?
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- Mike Bryant | June 17, 2010 9:30 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsI've never had much interest in tanning. Seems like it comes or it doesn't. It's probably a product of having more skin than hair on my head, so it really doesn't seem like it will improve things...
- Mike Bryant | June 16, 2010 9:33 AM |
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MiscellaneousI wonder if every celebrity lawsuit is really worth the press that the paparazzi seems to give them. Every couple of days, there is a story about this copyright claim or public slight that got one...
- Mike Bryant | June 15, 2010 9:25 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTwo events intersected each other last week that present us with a couple of lessons. Traffic was stopped waiting for construction on I 35 in Lakeville. A semi smashed into three of those vehicles...
- Mike Bryant | June 14, 2010 5:16 PM |
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MiscellaneousWe have posted here before about the issues going on with the intoxilyzer here in Minnesota. Because of that, a recent story in the Washington Post caught my eye. Apparently, 400 people were...
- Mike Bryant | June 14, 2010 9:16 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLast month, I wrote about the safety that the American consumer has seen with changes that have been forced on the auto industry as the result of an affective tort system.
Why Are Cars Safer?,Mike...
- Mike Bryant | June 13, 2010 5:38 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesIn an update to a post I did back in December, the companies at fault for the Anhydrous Ammonia leak that killed two truck drivers have been fined.
High Pressure Transports paid a $25,000 fine and...
- Mike Bryant | June 13, 2010 9:17 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI was reading recently about a lawsuit that has been started in Utah. A woman is suing Google because of the directions she followed on her Blackberry from “Google Maps” walking...
- Mike Bryant | June 12, 2010 9:50 PM |
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Wrongful DeathFriday morning, I-94 in the eastern metro was shut down after a head on collision. A Ohio driver was killed when his car crossed over the medium and hit a oncoming truck. Two others were severely...
- Mike Bryant | June 12, 2010 7:24 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsI went to two graduation parties today. The Graduation Here signs are all over the place. It means parties and fun. But, keep in mind the dangers of drinking and driving. It's illegal to be drinking...
- Mike Bryant | June 12, 2010 9:12 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI was alerted to a new problem that may be facing Minnesota drivers very soon. Apparently, there is a shortage of the paint that is needed to create the lines on highways. There are other states...
- Mike Bryant | June 10, 2010 11:41 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsToday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and IKEA recalled all Roman Blinds. Consumers should stop using the recalled product immediately. The concern is that strangulations can occur when...
- Mike Bryant | June 09, 2010 9:01 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThis week, the Daily Beast released the list of the 100 most dangerous interstates. The study was based on research from traffic fatalities that have taken place on America’s highways between...
- Mike Bryant | June 08, 2010 9:53 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLast week May, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn. recalled 350,000 Woven Storage Trunks. The lid of the trunk can drop suddenly when released. This...
- Mike Bryant | June 07, 2010 9:44 AM |
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MiscellaneousI've been reading a lot recently about the history of jury trials. There are fascinating stories about juries that have stood up for justice and against strong governmental interference. At one time...
- Mike Bryant | June 06, 2010 7:58 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly this morning, a pedestrian was injured by a car that drove away. The pedestrian was crossing at the intersection of S. 4th Street and 9th Avenue S.
The vehicle, a dark-colored Dodge Neon or...
- Mike Bryant | June 06, 2010 9:39 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe middle of May, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and MOA Entertainment Co. LLC, of Bloomington, Minn. recalled 1200 plush toys. The toy allows for children to remove and ingest the...
- Mike Bryant | June 05, 2010 9:12 AM |
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Wrongful DeathNow through the middle of October, law enforcement across the state with be promoting Click It or Ticket. Basically, if you don't wear your seatbelt you will be ticketed. Last year was the states...
- Mike Bryant | June 04, 2010 7:05 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsAfter the recent bikers death up in Princeton, the local paper interviewed Curtis Mowers, of the Minnesota State patrol, about motorcycle safety. I found a lot of what he said as being very helpful....
- Mike Bryant | June 04, 2010 7:19 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThis morning, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and McDonald's announced a recall of 12,000,000 Shrek theme glasses.
If you or a family member is injured by a product, you need to get...
- Mike Bryant | June 03, 2010 5:17 PM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesThe recent death of Gary Coleman is a tragedy. He fell and banged his head. The medical professionals are indicating that the injury along with his multiple health issues is what put him in a coma....
- Mike Bryant | June 03, 2010 9:51 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI happened upon a sports blog the other day that posts pictures on a daily bases Some are racy and others are just interesting. The one that got my attention was under the headline Speed Kills
The...
- Mike Bryant | June 02, 2010 9:05 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)With the opening of pools across the country, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking that parents be thinking ahead about safety. The reason:
From 2005-2007 there was an annual...
- Mike Bryant | June 01, 2010 9:16 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe 1966 landmark decision, Miranda v. Arizona, determined that a person in custody had certain rights. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). The most commonly known of these rights are the right...
- Mike Bryant | June 01, 2010 2:50 PM |
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Wrongful DeathState research document that there have already been 133 deaths on Minnesota roads in 2010. This is a little higher then this time the last two years Of particular concern, is the increase in the...
- Mike Bryant | June 01, 2010 9:49 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe stories continue to come out about all of the lawsuits against Toyota. Many are coming from conservative blogs that are decrying the lawyers who are involved. It's usually the start of some tort...
- Mike Bryant | June 01, 2010 2:05 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe tragic deaths of a father and his three year old daughter in southeastern Minnesota reminds us of the need for safety when traveling with a trailer. The two were killed when a trailer came...